Subj : It is what it is
To   : Aaron Thomas
From : Alan Ianson
Date : Thu Aug 06 2020 11:41 pm

Hello Aaron,

AI>> considered the problem to only be hurting blue states so he left
AI>> it for "th

AT> However, this part sounds like news with a twist.

Look at the facts.

AT> All I know is New York. It was the world's epicenter at first, but now
AT> officials for the state of New York are claiming a victory with
AT> flattening the curve.

That disaster didn't happen because New York is blue. If that is true the challenge now is to keep new infections and deaths down as much as possible.

AT> This is the most liberal blue state in all of the USA (in my opinion.)

California is also blue, a great success although caronvirus is still a problem there.

AT> Trump gave state governors autonomy with handling coronavirus.

Of course state governors are reponsible for their states.

Do you think a national plan might be in order in this crisis?

The white house was going to present one. Jared Kushner was in charge of it but it was never presented and as of today there is no national plan.

Even the CDC's guidelines were shelved in favor of a quick reopening.

AT> Some states have done poorly with reopening (Arizona, Florida, Texas)
AT> but the media (and Democrats) prefer to blame Trump instead of blaming
AT> Democratic state governors.

The media (and Democrats) are not the enemy of the people as Trump tweets.

If there was a national plan that included resources for problem areas it would be easier to make a dent in this crisis.

AT> How would the USA react if Trump were to deploy our military to
AT> enforce mask wearing? Or if he used the military to enforce social
AT> distancing?

Masks and social distancing are good ideas but I hope you don't need to call in the military to make that happen!

AT> They're just opportunists looking for ways to make gay marriages
AT> gayer, to make abortions more painful, or to make counterfeit money
AT> more legal.

Huh?

AT> Anyone who stands in the way of liberal policies as much as Trump
AT> does, is in for trouble.

If you or Trump or whoever doesn't like liberal policies or ideas, just come up with a better more workable conservative policy and get started.

AI>> are many new cases and deaths on a daily basis and now he wants
AI>> schools ope back up in the middle of all that - when/where will
AI>> that end?

AT> Trump is "in favor" of reopening schools, but again, he's not
AT> dictating school openings;

Well yes, he is dictating. He ordered/demanded schools reopen or lose their funding. It's all much like what he did with states reopening although he doesn't have the power/authority to do that either.

He doesn't have the power/authority for the secret police that have been rounding up people on the streets of Portland and elsewhere. Never the less, he does it anyway.

Things like this make it hard for folks (even Republican's) to vote for him.

AT> he's letting the governors control school reopenings. When those
AT> governers do a bad job, fingers will be pointed at Trump because his
AT> voice sounds like Sinatra.

Does his voice really sound like Sinatra? ;)

Fingers are pointed at Trump for the things he has done. There will be more fingers pointed at him before he is done I am sure.

Ttyl :-),
        Al

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